Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote:
You can't use the spring type benders on these because they won't fit over the
fittings.
I have a little conduit type bender I bought at an auto parts store years ago
that worked quite well once you got the hang of it.
I use one of these.
http://www.harborfreig
There are simple "pliers" for bending brake lines fairly cheap: ($25.xx), and
more complex ones for twice as much.
http://www.eastwood.com/shop-equipment/brake-tools.html?SRCCODE=MN140060
or Google: "brake line tubing bender" for a list of brake tool suppliers.
Gerry
On Fri, 26 Sep 2014 17:4
Correct. It is the correct length for the application, but not bent. The shop
techs have to bend the line to match the old one using a tubing bender.
Can you imagine what a nightmare it would be to ship and stock these lines if
they were all bent to shape?
Oy!
Dan
On Sep 26, 2014, at 5:55 P
On Fri, 26 Sep 2014 17:46:33 -0400 Dan Penoff via Mercedes
wrote:
> The replacement lines come straight, not bent. Been this way for
> years. You have to use the old line as a template and bend the new one
> to match.
>
> > If the tubing already has flares on both ends, the spring type won't
>
Brake tube bending tools are cheap.. and they make such nice radius bends..
why not use them?
On Fri, Sep 26, 2014 at 12:56 PM, John Reames via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> Do you end up needing any tools to bend them or are they soft enough to
> bend by hand without crushing?
>
>
>
The replacement lines come straight, not bent. Been this way for years. You
have to use the old line as a template and bend the new one to match.
BTDT some years back.
Dan
On Sep 26, 2014, at 5:40 PM, Craig via Mercedes wrote:
> On Fri, 26 Sep 2014 16:43:36 -0400 Scott Ritchey via Mercedes
On Fri, 26 Sep 2014 16:43:36 -0400 Scott Ritchey via Mercedes
wrote:
> I haven't done this job but I think you want to use a tool so you don't
> kink the line. I've seen two kinds, One is like a conduit bender
> where you bend the line around a circular form. The other is like a
> spring that
her is like a spring that fits over
>> the tube to prevent kinking. I can't recommend which is best.
>>
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> the tube to prevent kinking. I can't recommend which is best.
>
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>> To: Dan Penof
, September 26, 2014 1:44 PM
To: 'John Reames'; 'Mercedes Discussion List'
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Mercedes brake lines
I haven't done this job but I think you want to use a tool so you don't kink
the line. I've seen two kinds, One is like a conduit bender where you b
ommend which is best.
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> John Reames via Mercedes
> Sent: Friday, September 26, 2014 3:57 PM
> To: Dan Penoff; Mercedes Discussion List
> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Mercedes brake lines
>
>
Do you end up needing any tools to bend them or are they soft enough to bend by
hand without crushing?
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> On Sep 26, 2014, at 15:17, Dan Penoff via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> Always been that way.
>
> Dan
>
> Sent fro
Always been that way.
Dan
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> On Sep 26, 2014, at 2:54 PM, John Reames via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> FYI, when you order them they are not bent in the proper shapes; you have to
> do that yourself!
>
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FYI, when you order them they are not bent in the proper shapes; you have to do
that yourself!
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